Mary Buffo

A Funeral Service for Mary Louise Buffo of Lutz, Florida, formerly of Mountain Home, will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Kirby & Family Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Keith Byrd officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until service time, at the funeral home. Mary passed away March 8, 2012, in Tampa, Florida at the age of 80. She was born July 3, 1931, in Chicago, IL. She married Carl Buffo on January 30, 1954 at Oak Park, IL and was a homemaker. Mary lived in Lutz, Florida since 1999, moving from Mountain Home, Arkansas. Mary is survived by her son, Gary (Renee) Buffo, of Melrose Park, IL; daughter, Debra (Timothy) Israel, of Lutz, FL; 2 brothers, Howard Kelly, of Chattanooga, TN and Billy (Beverly) Kelly, of Clearwater, FL; 2 sisters, Barbara (Richard) Moore, of Chicago, IL and Eva (Dieter) Holz, of Bensenville, IL; 4 grandchildren, Ashraf, Christina, Sumer and Kyle and 2 great-grandchildren, Samantha and Andrea. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; daughter, Saira Alam and 1 sister, Betty Smith. Entombment will be in the Kirby's Tucker Memorial Mausoleum, Mountain Home, Arkansas. Memorials may be made to the Palmer Home For Children at palmerhome.org. Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services.